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Hello from Russia!!!

Hello from Russia!!!

Posted: Feb 12, 2013 2:42 am

by Maxpete

Hi ,My name is Maxpete, I'm from Russia.I developed an interest in screenplay writing about a month ago afterreading about the creativityinvolved and how great and interestingthis may be. I just hope I will find a hobby in this. For it is more interestingto work on a hobby than actual work.Anyway, I have read about Quentin Tarantino .I think he is great and does what he loves.Hope to be like him

Re: Hello from Russia!!!

Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:37 pm

by mvpjaz

Hi, I have been in the screenplay writing industry for just over a decade now, and have managed to be relatively successful in that short amount of time. I am writing to share with you the experiences that I had in order to stop you from making the same mistakes as I did. When I first began as a 22 year old, I found that the industry was unforgiving, and struggled to make any sort of impact. Meeting with large corporations about my script was like talking to a brick wall! I found that with little past experience, I was being completely ignored. I decided to go back and learn about the industry in more depth. This meant looking at scripts in a whole new level of detail, and I was able to pick out recurring themes that I had not noticed until this point. Based on my new found knowledge, I edited the script that I had previously wrote and sent it off. The response was overwhelming!

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